Monitoring intracranial pressure, perfusion and metabolism
Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Oxford, OX3 9DU
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2TH
Coventry and Warwickshire County, Vascular Unit, Coventry and Warwickshire University Hospital, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2DX
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Cerebral monitoring is important for management of severe head injury. It is also used in subarachnoid haemorrhage, stroke, intracerebral haematoma, meningitis, encephalopathies, hepatic failure, after neurosurgery and in patients undergoing carotid artery surgery. This article provides an overview of cerebral monitoring techniques available in clinical practice.